Month: May 2015

NeighborImpact’s Head Start program is now enrolling children for the 2015-2016 school year. Children ages 3 and 4 on Sept. 1 who live in Crook or Deschutes County are eligible to apply for the free quality preschool and family support program. To qualify, families need to submit an application along with eligibility documentation to the

As a part of a Central Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) program, fire specialists from The Nature Conservancy, Forest Service, BLM, state of Oregon and a private contractor (Grayback Forestry) will be doing a prescribed burn west of Sisters Tuesday. The 90-acre prescribed fire is planned for an area 2.5 miles northwest of Camp

The city of Bend’s Street Preservation Program for 2015 includes repaving Northeast 27th Street between Rosemary Drive and Butler Market Road during the week of June 1-5, officials said Monday. The city urged drivers to “please use caution in the area and expect delays” on the street, which has had drivers dodging potholes and broken-up

“I literally woke up with the idea,” said Suzan Noyes, the producer and playwright of ‘Hot Spot in Pompeii. This is Noyes’ second original play and world premiere at Second Street Theater in Bend. “I think it was because it was some trace thought when I was half-awake, thinking that people don’t really change,” Noyes

Oregon State Police conducted a death investigation in the Oregon Coast Range after a Bend man was found deceased in his RV, apparently of natural causes, troopers said Monday. Shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, troopers were dispatched to LL Stub Stewart State Park on the report of a deceased male found in his motorhome. Troopers

Salmon-Safe, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to restoring Pacific Northwest salmon watersheds, announced receiving a $16,600 donation from the Deschutes Brewery and Columbia Distributing Beer Machines Party held in Portland last month. The party, which was held during the annual Craft Brewers Conference, featured steam-punk style beer machines built by local artists. The donation

On Cinco de Mayo, the Oregon Lottery launched its own version of the well-known Mexican Bingo-style game, Loteria. A popular game played by family and friends in the Hispanic community, the new Oregon Lottery Scratch-it features familiar Oregon images such as the beaver, the thunder egg and Sasquatch. The new game offers players a $10,000

Arts Central announced that it has received a $9,500 grant from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to fund additional arts education services support for the Artists in Schools program. Since 2001, Arts Central’s Artists in Schools program has brought enriching arts education to over 90,000 students by connecting talented, practicing artists with schools throughout Deschutes,

Mt. Bachelor announced Monday season pass pricing for the upcoming 2015 summer bike season, and also outlined an expansion of bike activities to include new trails and a second operating chairlift. Bike park season passes are now on sale through the resort’s website. Passes purchased by June 15 are priced at $149 for adults and

Sitting around a campfire is one of the special times we all enjoy, but campfires are also a major cause of wildfires. May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and Keep Oregon Green, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, and the Oregon Department of Forestry urge Oregonians to follow these basic outdoor safety tips: * Know

Tips from the public after NewsChannel 21 shared surveillance video led to a raid Sunday and the arrest of a 36-year-old northeast Redmond man on dozens of theft, burglary and other charges, accused of entering about 30 unlocked cars over two recent nights. Jacob Austin Schunke, 36, was home at the time of the raid

Saturday was the last day of the Oregon World War II veterans’ Honor Flight visit to Washington, D.C.. Fifty veterans from all over the state started the day at the Lincoln Memorial. Under Lincoln’s watchful eyes, the gathered to sing “God Bless America” and pose for a group photo. For many, it was a great

Redmond police released surveillance video Friday in hopes of public tips to help catch whoever is rifling through cars in northeast and possibly other parts of town as well. Police are searching for the suspect or suspects responsible for 25 to 30 car break-ins in the northeast side of town late Wednesday and early Thursday.

A La Pine-area resident was cited and surrendered one of his dogs to authorities Friday after two reported attacks by several of them, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A 16-year-old boy was riding his bike around 3 p.m. near a home in the 52000 block of Golden Aster Road when he reported he was attacked

Nearly 200 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment were welcomed home from Afghanistan on Saturday during a demobilization ceremony at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend. Officials attending the ceremony included Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Oregon’s adjutant general, representing Gov. Kate

People walking along the Deschutes River Trail spotted a brushfire in the rocks below the River Canyon neighborhood Saturday afternoon, bringing crews rushing to the scene and dousing the blaze. Police are seeking information about the fire, possibly linked to two juveniles reportedly seen running from the area. It’s not known if the juveniles were

Spring weekends bring many Central Oregonians into the outdoors – where they can get into trouble, just like visitors can. And that made for a pair of rescues of injured hikers Saturday afternoon by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue – first on a steep trail at Smith Rock State Park, then by the falls

By now, most everyone has heard of and perhaps read and/or seen the book and movie, “Fifty Shades of Gray.” Saturday afternoon, NewsChannel 21 was introduced to the six women who teamed up under the name “Fifty Shades of Grey Hair” as they embarked on their very first U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. “To me

Two 14-year-old Redmond Proficiency Academy students have been lodged on charges in connection with Thursday’s stabbing at the school’s West Campus — one for using a small knife to stab a boy several times, and the other for providing the weapon, officials said Friday. Here’s the full text of a statement issued Friday afternoon by

As a part of a Central Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) program, fire specialists from The Nature Conservancy, Forest Service, BLM, state of Oregon and a private contractor (Grayback Forestry) will be doing a prescribed burn west of Sisters on Sunday. The 70-acre prescribed fire, planned 4.5 miles west of Sisters and adjacent to